New Mexico electrician license & renewal
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License fee
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Required hours
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Exam
Journeyman: acceptable experience documentation is required before the exam; at least 75% to pass.
Renewal
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Before you begin
Agency guidance
Electrical wiring requires the appropriate journeyman certificate; apprentices may work under direct supervision of a certified journeyman.
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A journeyman :certificate of competence in the appropriate trade classification for the work to be performed is required of all individuals performing electrical wiring an apprentice, as defined in Section 60-13-2 NMSA 1978, of the act, may work under the direct supervision of a validly certified journeymanOfficial source
Agency guidance
An EE-98J may work under EE-98, ER-1 or electrical specialty licenses, but work under ER-1 or a specialty is limited to the contractor's authorized scope.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
Can work under EE-98, ER-1 and all electrical specialty licenses. If working under an ER-1 or a specialty license the journeyman holding this certification may perform work only within the scope of the contractor’s license.Official source
How to get this license
Use the agency’s requirements below to plan your next steps. Missing details stay marked.
Start with the licensing authority
Licensing board
Construction Industries Division, Regulation and Licensing Department
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The Construction Industries Division (CID) of the Regulation and Licensing Department.
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Check the qualifications
Age
Journeyman certificate: at least 18.
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No individual under the age of 18 shall be issued a certificate of competence.
Official sourceExperience
EE-98J residential/commercial journeyman: four years of experience; except for expedited military applicants, experience must be within the 10 years before application.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
an individual applying for a journeyman certificate must provide proof of work experience within the 10 years immediately prior to application EE-98J. Journeyman residential and commercial electrical. Requires four years of experience.
Official sourceEducation
Accredited technical training may substitute at one-half year of experience per year of training, capped at half the total required experience.
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Each year of equivalent training shall be applied as one-half year of experience, but in no case shall accredited training exceed one-half of the total work experience requirement.
Official sourceExam
Journeyman: acceptable experience documentation is required before the exam; at least 75% to pass.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
No applicant for a journeyman certificate is eligible to take an examination until providing satisfactory work experience documentation to the division. A passing exam score is seventy-five percent or higher.
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Reciprocity
Only EE-98J residential/commercial with 8,000 experience hours reciprocates. Accepted states: Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas and Wyoming; submit the journeyman application, reciprocal license copy and $75 to PSI.
Verified 2026-10-24 — source and quotation
The only journeyman classification reciprocated in New Mexico is EE-98J, residential and commercial electrical with 8,000 hours of experience. EE-98J reciprocity is accepted from Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas and Wyoming. To apply for journeyman reciprocity, you must submit the application for journeyman certificate with a copy of your license from the reciprocal state and $75 to PSI.Official source
Official sources and verification (11)
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The Construction Industries Division (CID) of the Regulation and Licensing Department.Official source
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No individual under the age of 18 shall be issued a certificate of competence.Official source
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an individual applying for a journeyman certificate must provide proof of work experience within the 10 years immediately prior to application EE-98J. Journeyman residential and commercial electrical. Requires four years of experience.Official source
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Each year of equivalent training shall be applied as one-half year of experience, but in no case shall accredited training exceed one-half of the total work experience requirement.Official source
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No applicant for a journeyman certificate is eligible to take an examination until providing satisfactory work experience documentation to the division. A passing exam score is seventy-five percent or higher.Official source
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Prior to renewal of a journeyman certificate of competence in the applicable classification, the applicant for renewal or reinstatement is required to complete a minimum of 16 hours of approved course work.Official source
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electrical - journeyman electrician (JE98 also referred to as EE98-J) and journeyman lineman (EL-1J). A minimum of eight hours of approved course work must cover the current CID code that is enforced by each journeyman classification to be renewed or reinstated.Official source
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The only journeyman classification reciprocated in New Mexico is EE-98J, residential and commercial electrical with 8,000 hours of experience. EE-98J reciprocity is accepted from Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas and Wyoming. To apply for journeyman reciprocity, you must submit the application for journeyman certificate with a copy of your license from the reciprocal state and $75 to PSI.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
A journeyman :certificate of competence in the appropriate trade classification for the work to be performed is required of all individuals performing electrical wiring an apprentice, as defined in Section 60-13-2 NMSA 1978, of the act, may work under the direct supervision of a validly certified journeymanOfficial source
Verified 2026-10-24
Can work under EE-98, ER-1 and all electrical specialty licenses. If working under an ER-1 or a specialty license the journeyman holding this certification may perform work only within the scope of the contractor’s license.Official source
Verified 2026-10-24
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